Clio

#5,126 in 2025Girls' name

Form of Kleio

Clio has been given to 881 babies in the U.S. since 1894. In 2025 it ranked #5,126 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2015, with 37 recorded.

Babies named Clio, 2025

1 in 133,000

Clio over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Clio: meaning, origin, and history

Form of Kleio

Ancient Greek

What Clio means

Clio is a form of Kleio.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Clio → Kleio. The family’s meaning is “glory”, recorded in the naming reference for Kleio.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From the Ancient Greek Κλειώ (Kleiṓ). The award and car model were named after the goddess.

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Clio (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Clio is used in English and Italian. Its origins include Ancient Greek.

Clio comes through Ancient Greek Κλειώ.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Kleio.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Clio is pronounced /ˈklaɪ.oʊ/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 856 girls were recorded with the name Clio between 1894 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 37 in 2015; its best national rank was #1,440 in 1906.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #5,355 in 2020 to #5,126 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #4,008 in 2015 to #5,126 in 2025.

In the United States, 25 boys were recorded with the name Clio between 1914 and 1933. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1930; its best national rank was #3,060 in 1933.

How common is Clio?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 133,000; 25 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 64,300; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #5,126; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 91,917 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Clio sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 91,917 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Clio. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Clios were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Clio was born before 2009 — so the typical Clio is around 16 today.

Median birth year: 2009; About 16 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 29.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 64.7%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 663; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 29.9% of all recorded uses (256).

Is Clio rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +866; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +229; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: −1,118; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.68×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 67.6%; Peak was 2015 (37)
Years since peak: 10; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 18.4% average annual change
Best rank ever: #1,440; 1906

Spellings of Clio

Clio is not the most common spelling — Celia is, with 24.0% against Clio's 0.36%.

Celia24.0%56,642
Cleo14.2%33,565
Lia12.1%28,501
Cali9.9%23,342
Alia5.9%14,028
Ali4.5%10,505
Liz4.3%10,223
Elia3.9%9,084

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Clio is used

Across 1910–2025, Clio was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 379,408 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

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State popularity map

Most concentrated

1California1 in —
2Massachusetts1 in —
3New York1 in —
4Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Clio has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Clio around the world

Where Clio ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1996–2025
#2,138
in 2025
Scotland
2018–2018
#809
in 2018
France
1970–2024
#6,832
in 2024
Canada
2016–2022
#2,896
in 2022
South Australia
1989–2002
#730
in 2002

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Clio by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #5,126
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 229
Best rank ever: #1,440; 1906
Peak year: 2015; 37 that year
First recorded: 1894
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 856
Count in 2025: 25

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,060; 1933
Peak year: 1930; 7 that year
First recorded: 1914
Last recorded: 1933
All-time count: 25
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Clio

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Clista Julio Climmie Clinton Clifton Cliffie Clint Clida Clifford Clide Cliona Emilio Clione Clidy Clinique Rogelio Clintona Cliodhna Clidie Clister Clintonia Clinnie Clinesha Cliftina

Sibling names for Clio

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Adelle Kendyl Anabel Hayleigh Shaniya Karleigh Leigha

For a brother

Brennen Hamilton Tobin Jerimiah Jorden Gavyn Jamarcus Nevin

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